Bhutan, Nepal and Cambodia, 2013
We visited Bhutan, Nepal and Cambodia in October and November of 2013. In Bhutan, we did the Snowman Trek from Paro to Sephu, traversing over 200 miles of the Himalayas. See Land of the Thunder Dragon, Chomolahari, Divine Mountain Goddess, Hunkering Down in Laya, Yaks Gone AWOL, Lunana or Bust, and Jazzercising all the way to Sephu. Later we flew to Nepal to complete the Dhaulagiri Circuit near the Annapurna region. See Farewell Bhutan, Namaste Nepal, Dhaulagiri Here We Come!, and Finding Hidden Valley. Finally we took a side trip from Bangkok to Siem Reap in Cambodia to see the temple complexes of Angkor Wat. For more details, visit our blog entry at The Mystery of Angkor Wat.
- Snowman Trek Map
- Taktsang Monastery
- Mossy forest
- Hoopoo on the way to Soi Thangthanka Jgme Dorji National Park Day 2 of the Snowman Trek Paro, Bhutan
- Jomolhari
- Jichu Drake
- Little Girl Jgme Dorji National Park Day 5 of the Snowman Trek Jangothang, Bhutan
- Masa Gang
- Herd of Blue sheep on the way up to the Jhari La Day 8 of the Snowman Trek Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan
- Smugglers
- Lunch at Gang Chen Ta
- Coal Tit
- Local schoolgirls wearing the traditional bamboo hat and yak wool skirt Day 13 of the Snowman Trek Jigme Dorji National Park Laya, Bhutan
- Curious woman at Roduphu
- Descent into Tarina Valley
- Blood Pheasant
- Large tarn below Keche La
- Jejegangphu (Mouse Bladder)
- Yak Bridge
- Chozo prayer flags
- Chozo Dzong
- Gangkhar Puensum
- Caterpillar fungus (cordyceps)
- Table Mountain
- Jaze La (10th pass)
- Tsho Chena
- Lunana woman wearing the traditional black sheep's wool hat Day 23 of the Snowman Trek Thampe Chhu Valley, Bhutan
- Tampe Tsho
- Takin
- Dhaulagiri Circuit Map
- Darbang, Nepal
- Dhaulagiri 1st view
- Nepali woman harvesting millet Day 2 of the Dhaulagiri Trek Past Sibang, Nepal
- Wooden ferris wheel at the Festival Day 2 of the Dhaulagiri Trek Muri, Nepal
- Stairway to Dhaulagiri
- Dobang terraces
- Chhondarban Glacier
- Marc climbing along the moraine Dhaulagiri I is in the background Day 10 of the Dhaulagiri Trek Enroute to the French Col, Nepal
- Ascent to French Pass
- Descent to Hidden Valley
- Looking back to French Pass
- To Dhampus Pass
- Dhampus Pass East View
- Trek's End at Marpha
- Porter tip Ceremony and raffle at Hotel Chez Nisa Day 12 of the Dhaulagiri Trek Marpha, Nepal
- Bayon Temple, Angkor Tom, Cambodia
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- Angkor Wat bas relief
- Monks climbing to the Central Tower Angkor Wat Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Kampong Plok (Fishing Village) and Tonle Sap (freshwater lake) Siem Reap, Cambodia